Create a Fireball and Explosion effect in GIMP

Resources:

Image:  http://night-fate-stock.deviantart.com/art/model-5-104414540

Clouds Brush: http://qbrushes.net/nature/cloud-brushes/

STEP 1

open the image in Gimp.

STEP 2

Adjust the brightness of the image.

STEP 3

Duplicate the image layer and change the layer mode to Overlay.

STEP 4

Create a new layer ( i’ll name this one as black explosion), select black for the color and pick the Paint Brush Tool.
Using the Javierzhx clouds brush.(There is a 10 brush in Javier clouds brush set. Use this brush-Cloud Brushes by Blazter [JavierZhX].abr-005)

Start painting the smoke. Make sure you play with the size of the brush to to create a more realistic smoke explosion effect.

STEP 5

Then create a new layer and start painting with orange color (#ff5d25)

Change the layer to multiply

STEP 6

Create again a new layer. This time i’ll painting again with same orange color (#ff5d25).